Matthew Draper PS British, b. 1973
Artworks
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Matthew Draper PSEvening, Haar (Kitchen Window Series No 80)Pastel on paper23.5 x 49 "£ 5,850.00
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Matthew Draper PSAfternoon Haze, Kitchen Window Series, No. 82Pastel on paper10 x 14 "
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Matthew Draper PSEillian a Cheo, Part IICharcoal on paper19 x 20.5 "£ 2,000.00
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Matthew Draper PSEillian a Cheo, Part IIICharcoal on paper19 x 20.5 "£ 2,000.00
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Matthew Draper PSRays and Rain, The Sound of Mull, Part IIPastel on paper10 x 14 "£ 1,500.00
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Matthew Draper PSDescending Rays, Kitchen Window Series No. 24Pastel on paper32 x 37 "£ 5,850.00
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Matthew Draper PSThe Morning Sky is Full of Light, Part XPastel on paper10 x 22.5 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSThe Morning Sky is Full of Light, Part XIPastel on paper10 x 22 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSRannoch MoorCharcoal on paper13 x 28.5 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSThe Air Around Us (Part I), Kitchen Window Series No, 95Pastel on paper14 x 17.5 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSThe Air Around Us (Part II), Kitchen Window Series No. 96Pastel on paper15 x 21.5 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSSunrise with Rona and the Torridon MountainsChalk pastel on paper32 x 55 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSBeam, Jurassic Coast Series 4Pastel on paper13 x 15 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSOminous, A Hike through Rannoch Moor No18Pastel on paper27 x 65 "Sold
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Matthew Draper PSShifting Light, Jurassic Coast Series 2Pastel on paper13 x 16 "Sold
About
ARTIST STATEMENT
Matthew Draper is an Edinburgh based artist who trained at Walsall College of Art and Falmouth College of Arts in the early 1990's. Known for making atmospheric and emotive imagery, the subject matter of which is the artist's native British Isles. Matthew Draper has, over the last twenty-six years, exhibited widely throughout the UK establishing himself as one of the preeminent makers using the medium of chalk pastel. Matthew has produced over twenty one-man shows working with some of Britain's most established dealers and has received numerous awards and accolades. Draper’s work is influenced by the dramatic imagery of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century painting. He admires the idea of the contemplation of landscape in the Romantic spirit, found in the work of the German Romantics such as, Casper David Frederick and the notion of the grandeur of the landscape as expressed in the work of the American Subliminal Painters like Sanford Robinson Gifford and Frederic Edwin Church. These artists adopted the term ‘Luminism’, defined as light in the landscape and the effect that light has on the landscape and objects within it.
STYLE
Draper’s work is created with an intense and energetic immediacy, working instinctively rather than methodically, keeping him physically and emotionally involved in the process. He crushes soft pastel in his hands rubbing the dust into the paper in wide sweeps of colour gradually manipulating the material to build up a thick layered surface using the ball of his thumb or the heel of his hand.
Draper has chosen to adopt the ‘Luminism’ notion mentioned above, with this approach in mind, his interest is not to make straight forward topographical images that are illustrations of place. Instead, he attempts to make imagery that is descriptive of the circumstances under which the subject is viewed; images which convey a sense of place. The drawings are emotional reactions to events and experiences evolving in front of him; events happening or about to happen. The images become like fading memories or captured moments in time. The making of the work is a set of actions and events which creates a harmony between his process and his interpretation of the subject.
EXHIBITING HISTORY
Examples of the Artist's work can be found in private, corporate, and public collections both in the UK and abroad, these include the collection of The Bank of Scotland, The Huawei Corporation, Falmouth Art Gallery, Kelvin Grove Gallery, and The City of Edinburgh. Draper is also a Professional Member of the Pastel Society UK, Visual Arts Scotland, and the Society of Scottish Artists.
Exhibitions
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British Art Fair
Saatchi Gallery 28 Sep - 1 Oct 2023Top dealers from London and across the UK gather at Saatchi Gallery once a year to present the very best Modern British and Contemporary art and tell visitors all about...Read more -
Autumn Catalogue 2023
19 Sep - 20 Oct 2023 London -
Annual Exhibition 2023
10 Jun - 2 Jul 2023 Aldeburgh -
Matthew Draper
Illume, A Study of the British Isles 6 - 24 Jun 2023 Harpenden -
Caledonian
The Scottish Exhibition 25 Mar - 22 Apr 2023 Harpenden -
The Autumn Picture Show
21 Sep - 8 Oct 2022 LondonA new spin on Thompson's Gallery London's annual autumn exhibition, this show features a richly varied selection of paintings, drawings, and mixed media artworks by familiar and fresh talents. From...Read more -
On Paper
25 Jun - 17 Jul 2022 HarpendenA mixed exhibition showcasing works made on, and using paper. Featured artists: Rachel Shaw-Ashton, Angela A'Court, Matthew Draper, Kim Scouller, Roy Wright, Helen Fay, Thembalethu Manqunyana and Graeme Wilcox. Typically...Read more
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